About The Program

Kennesaw State University's Ph.D. in Analytics and Data Science is an advanced degree
which has been developed to meet the market demand for Data Scientists.

This degree will train individuals to translate large, structured and unstructured, complex datasets into
information to improve decision making. This curriculum includes heavy emphasis on programming, data mining, statistical
modeling, and the mathematical foundations to support these concepts. Importantly,
the program also emphasizes communication skills - both oral and written - as well as application and tying results to business and research problems.

Because this degree is a Ph.D., it creates flexibility. Graduates can either pursue a position in the private or public sector as a "practicing" Data Scientist - where continued demand is expected to greatly outpace the supply - or pursue a position within academia, where they would be uniquely qualified to teach these skills to the next generation.